No.  1 66. 

LILY  LYTLE  BROADWELL 
HOSPITAL 

FATEHPUR,  INDIA 

UNDER 

Woman’s  Union  Missionary  Society 
of  America 


This  is  the  picture  of  our  new  Hospital,  the  gift  of  Air. 
Samuel  J.  Broadwell  of  Cincinnati,  to  be  used  as  a memorial 
for  his  wife,  a \hce-President  of  our  Society,  and  a promi- 
nent founder  of  our  Cincinnati  Branch. 

In  1907  our  Missions  in  India  were  increased  by  opening 
a new  station  in  Fatehpur,  a district  where  1,408  villages 
with  a population  of  686,391  surrounding  the  city  of  19,000 
inhabitants,  formed  a vast  field  where  as  yet  no  Christian 
teaching  had  been  inaugurated  for  its  myriad  of  zenanas. 

The  year  1909  saw  the  successful  erection  of  a Memorial 
Dispensary,  given  by  a generous  friend,  where  medical  work 
was  carried  on  by  a physician,  a graduate  nurse,  and  native 
assistants.  This  department  developing  rapidly,  the  necessity 
pressed  for  the  erection  of  a Hospital,  as  patients  came 
hundreds  of  miles  for  relief  from  suffering. 

This  then,  seemed  the  providential  opportunity  for  the 


LILY  LYTLE  BROADW  H 

consecrated  memorial  gift  of  Mr.  Broadwell.  Ten  acres  of 
land  with  "beautiful  mango  groves  uixrn  it”  was  secured, 
and  the  corner-stone  of  the  Lily  Lytle  Broadzvell  Memorial 
Hospital  was  laid  November  25th,  1909. 

From  our  missionary,  Miss  Alice  Wishart,  we  have  this 
little  pen-picture  of  the  Hospital.  “The  road  is  a wide 
smooth  track,  lined  with  magnificent  pepul  trees  which 
almost  meet  overhead,  and  Ixrrdered  on  both  sides  hv  green 
fields  and  groves.  I felt  a thrill  of  pride  as  we  crossed 


HOSPITAL  AT  FATEHPUR 

the  wide  space  between  the  new  wire  fence  and  the  build- 
ing, which  gives  promise  of  what  is  yet  to  come.  When 
I saw  the  crowd  at  the  little  Memorial  Dispensary  and  heard 
of  the  numbers  they  were  having  daily,  it  did  not  require 
a stretch  of  imagination  to  see  the  new  Hospital  filled  to 
overflowing  after  it  is  opened  to  patients.”  The  adjoining 
grounds  are  rapidly  developing  in  beauty,  and  lOO  chrysan- 
themum plants  were  donated  as  the  nucleus  of  a garden. 

Here  in  attractive  surroundings,  with  a throng  of  the 


sufifering  women  of  India  waiting  for  admission,  the  Lily 
Lytic  Broadzccll  Memorial  Hospital  was  opened  in  1910,  our 
Jubilee  year.  A gifted  young  physician,  Dr.  Grace  Spencer, 
is  associated  with  Dr.  IMina  INIcKenzie,  and  our  Graduate 
Nurse,  who  has  a corps  of  native  assistants  under  training. 

Many  beds  are  already  furnished  for  occupation,  and  en- 
dowments for  several  at  $600  each,  have  been  given. 

WAuld  you  not  feel  it  a priceless  privilege  to  perpetuate 
in  that  far-ofif  land  where  women  have  been  doomed  to  priva- 
tion and  suffering  for  countless  ages,  the  memory  of  some 
loved  one?  If  this  be  not  possible,  will  you  not  send 
twenty-five  dollars,  which  will  support  a bed  for  one  year. 
Smaller  sums  would  provide  medicines  or  other  necessaries 
in  the  Hospital. 

The  support  of  a native  nurse  is  fifty  dollars  annually, 
and  in  assuming  this  a double  benefit  is  secured,  to  a patient 
and  to  the  young  native  girl  who  is  training  for  a life  of 
usefulness.  How  many  who  have  known  the  untold  value 
of  trained  nurses  in  cases  of  serious  illness,  would  be  will- 
ing to  pass  on  this  benefit  to  suffering  women  in  India? 

We  need  the  help  of  every  f^-iend. 

WOMAN’S  UNION  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

OFFICERS 

Mrs.  Samuel  J.  Broadwell,  President 

Miss  S.  D.  DOREMUS,  Gen,  Corresponding  Secretary 

Miss  Elizabeth  B.  Stone,  j Assistant 

Mrs.  Minot  C.  Morgan,  i Treasurers 


The  Missionary  Link,  monthly,  50  cents  a year 
Mission  Room,  67  Bible  House,  New  York  City 


